DraftKings
The Crown Is Yours
Boston, MA
Hybrid

Director of Data Engineering

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We’re reimagining sports and technology. 

DraftKings is bringing sports fans closer to the games they love and becoming an essential part of their experience in the process. An industry pioneer since our founding in 2012, we believe we can continue to define what it means to be a technology company in sports entertainment. We love what we do and we think you will too.

Shape a rapidly scaling industry. 

We are looking for a Director of Engineering to run our Data Engineering Team. The Data Engineering Team at DraftKings has a broad charter and is the keystone to DraftKings’ business strategy. We work on all components of the data platform - from data pipelines to data modeling to data transformation to data delivery, we are the foundation for all analytics and data science capabilities at DraftKings. Sound good to you? Join us.

What You'll Do:

  • Grow a culture of strong ownership and accountability among multiple senior engineering managers
  • Advocate to executive and senior leadership for how to build a world class data environment through modern and scalable technology
  • Partner with Product leadership to shape the vision for each team
  • Plan the budget and headcount roadmap for a team of 20+ engineers and growing
  • Keep the team connected with a growing number of stakeholders and locations

What Skills You'll Use:

  • Your ability to manage multiple data engineering teams, and grow and support senior leaders. You are an experienced people manager
  • Your ability to evangelize and influence across both the technology and business organizations
  • Your experience building teams from scratch by identifying and staffing critical roles
  • A strong understanding of data and reporting engines, data modeling and warehousing, and data transformations and pipelines
  • A history of working closely with highly active and capable analytics teams
  • Experience screening candidates for management ability

Who are we a good fit for?

We love working with talented people but more than that, we seek out compassionate co-workers with a collaborative spirit. Our work moves quickly and we’re great at coming together to find creative solutions to some of tech’s most interesting problems. If that sounds good to you, join us.

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As a technology company at our core, DraftKings believes that the best innovation comes from diverse perspectives, thoughts, beliefs, ideas, and experiences. We consistently push boundaries and challenge the conventional to ensure our culture and products reflect the expectations of our employees, and the customers we serve.

 

We’re proud to believe that your gender, race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran, or status as an individual with a disability should have nothing to do with our hiring practices. We’ll never discriminate against anyone’s background or creed. If you’re good at what you do, we want you to do it at DraftKings.

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What are DraftKings Perks + Benefits

DraftKings Benefits Overview

DraftKings offers a comprehensive suite of benefits to promote health and financial security for you and your family. Medical, Dental, and Vision are provided to cover your essential total rewards needs. We are proud to give 14 weeks of 100% paid parental leave to all global team members. We understand that long-term planning is key, so we offer 401(k) with a competitive employer match. Discretionary offerings include supplemental Life Insurance, HSA, FSA, and a Commuter Benefits plan. DraftKings also offers a discount program to assist with programs/services that are important to you.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
DraftKings teammates volunteer and give back to local organizations such as Sleep In Heavenly Peace, Project Marilyn, and Spread the Word Nevada.
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Open office floor plan
Employee resource groups
Quarterly engagement surveys
Flexible work schedule
DraftKings provides employees with a flexible work schedule that includes Flexible start and end times.
Remote work program
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity manifesto
Diversity employee resource groups
DraftKings has three Business Resource Groups: DK Shades, DK Pride, DK Women.
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
DraftKings employees can contribute up to $2,700 annually to their FSA.
Disability insurance
Disability insurance covers 60% of annual salary up to $10,000 monthly maximum payout.
Dental insurance
Regular dental exams can help you, and your dentist detects problems in the early stages when treatment is simpler and costs are lower.
Vision insurance
Our vision plan covers routine eye exams and also pays for all or a portion of the cost of glasses or contact lenses if you need them.
Health insurance
Health Insurance benefit is covered by BCBS.
Life insurance
DraftKings provides Basic Life and AD&D Insurance to all eligible employees at no cost to them.
Pet insurance
Wellness programs
Mental health benefits
16 free Lyra sessions a year
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
DraftKings will match 50% of employee contributions up to 6% of all 2018 eligible earnings (salary and bonus)
Company equity
Performance bonus
Charitable contribution matching
Pay transparency
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
DraftKings offers 14 weeks of paid parental leave
Adoption Assistance
Fertility benefits
Partnering with Progyny Fertility
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Unlimited vacation policy
We value work life blend and you shouldn't worry about how much time off you have.
Paid holidays
DraftKings offers employees paid time off to observe all major holidays.
Bereavement leave benefits
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
DraftKings offers pre-tax commuter benefits to help you save money on qualifying transit or parking expenses.
Company-sponsored outings
DraftKings hosts company outings Annually.
Free snacks and drinks
Some meals provided
We have special snacks and food for different events and holidays
Company-sponsored happy hours
Onsite office parking
Recreational clubs
Relocation assistance
Fitness stipend
Gym membership reimbursements
Home-office stipend for remote employees
Mother's room
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Tuition reimbursement
Eligible employees may request reimbursement of up to $5,250/calendar year. To receive reimbursement, you must be enrolled in a degree or certificate program related to your field.
Lunch and learns
DraftKings hosts lunch and learns meetings once per month.
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Continuing education stipend
Online course subscriptions available
Personal development training

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